Nice jackpot for French customs. A Dutch driver was arrested last Thursday, during an operation on the A1 in Pas-de-Calais, with 112 kg of cocaine on board his heavy goods vehicle, the Arras prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.
During this operation, customs officers arrested “a driver of Dutch origin”, adds the Arras prosecutor's office, in charge of the investigation, confirming information from La Voix du Nord, which mentions an individual of around thirty years old. 'years. The arrest took place on the A1 near Wancourt near Arras.
Indicted on charges of “detention, importation, transport of narcotics as well as for customs offenses of transport and possession of prohibited goods”, he was placed in pre-trial detention.
-The market value is not confirmed at this stage. “The analyzes are still in progress,” according to the prosecution. The value of the merchandise is estimated at 7.3 million euros, if we consider that the price of a gram of cocaine is around 65 euros.
“It’s a huge seizure,” explained a source close to the matter to La Voix du Nord. This is domestic transport. Unfortunately, today this is done even in whole containers. » In September 2022, during the same check on the A1 motorway, the customs brigade of Nogent-sur-Oise (Oise) discovered 79 kg of cocaine in a vehicle.
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